Book 4/Chapter 16 Saved and unbaptized (section 26) 1. Does Calvin believe that remaining unbaptized is no big deal? 2. Is baptism necessary to salvation? Christ’s baptismal words (section 27) 1. What is the next argument Calvin answers? 2. How does Calvin answer it? Infants not everywhere (section 28) 1. Does Calvin believe that infants …
Buried With Christ
Book 4/Chapter 16 Buried with Christ (section 21) 1. When Paul says that we are buried with Christ in baptism, according to Calvin, does he mean that we must be buried with Christ prior to baptism? 2. Where do opponents of infant baptism consistently go wrong? Body of Christ (section 22) 1. What is Calvin’s …
Future Repentance
Book 4/Chapter 16 Men and women (section 16) 1. What does Calvin do with the argument that women ought not to be baptized if they were not circumcised? Old enough to be born again (section 17) 1. What do Calvin’s opponents conclude about the parentage of children? 2. Does Calvin agree that they are in …
Just the Same
Book 4/Chapter 16 Father Abraham (section 13) 1. How are both circumcision and uncircumcision made equal in honor? 2. Why do Gentiles who believe not have to be circumcised? 3. Why does Paul deny that Abraham is father of the circumcision alone? Physical descent (section 14) 1. Does Calvin make physical descent from Abraham nothing? …
The Blessing of Christ
Book 4/Chapter 16 Blessing the children (section 7) 1. Why did the anabaptists not accept Christ blessing the children as a reason for baptizing them? 2. How does Calvin answer this? Argument from silence (section 8) 1. If we accepted that infant baptism is unbiblical because it is not mentioned, then what else is unbiblical? …
A Seemingly Plausible Argument
Book 4/Chapter 16 The attack on infant baptism (section 1) 1. Who attacks infant baptism, according to Calvin? 2. What is the appearance of their argument? 3. And what is it? The meaning of baptism (section 2) 1. What should we not focus on in baptism? 2. Are we to reason from baptism to the …
Calvin the Immersionist
Book 4/Chapter 15 Alien hodgepodge (section 19) 1. What does Calvin think of baptismal “extras” like chrism, exsufflation, and the like? 2. What should we omit from baptismal ceremonies? 3. What does Calvin say about the mode of baptism? 4. Nevertheless, what does he say the word “baptize” means? Baptism by laymen (section 20) 1. …
Sacramental Glue
Book 4/Chapter 15 A token of allegiance (section 13) 1. What other purpose does baptism serve? Surest rule (section 14) 1. What is the surest rule of the sacraments? 2. If we have faith, do we have mere appearance only? Not weakening (section 15) 1. Is it Calvin’s intent to weaken the force of water …
The President of Baptism
Book 4/Chapter 15 John’s baptism (section 7) 1. Does Calvin make any fundamental distinction between John’s baptism and Christian baptism? The president of baptism (section 8) 1. Who presides over baptism, whoever it is that administers it? Our Exodus (section 9) 1. Who is drowned in our baptism? Original sin (section 10) 1. For Calvin, …
The Virtue of Baptism
Book 4/Chapter 15 Baptism and forgiveness (section 1) 1. What are we received into by means of baptism? 2. What are we supposed to understand from our baptism? 3. Is baptism a mere token or mark? Virtue in the water (section 2) 1. Why does baptism keep us from trusting in mere water? 2. What …